Mass murderer honored in courthouse monument

Mass murderer honored in courthouse monument

Author: www.offbeatoregon.com (finn @ offbeatoregon.com) March 24, 2026 Duration: 8:38
75 years ago, without realizing who he was, Wallowa County included Bruce “Blue” Evans — leader of the gang that massacred dozens of innocent Chinese miners back in 1887 — on a plaque commemorating its earliest white settlers. (Enterprise, Wallowa County; 1880s, 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1204b-monument-mass-murderer-chinese-miners.html)

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